June/July 2016
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June/July 2016
The World Bank’s representative working at the heart of the definitive ‘Doing Business’ rankings revisits the Indian government’s pledge to [...]
Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s commerce minister, maintains a punishing 14-15 hour daily work schedule. Over the last two years, she has [...]
Now that Brexit is done, dusted and fading from the front pages of Indian newspapers, it is time to return [...]
The Narendra Modi government firmly underlined its reformist credentials and signalled unequivocally to foreign investors that it is serious about [...]
Engaging with the true potential of waste
Pronita Saxena is Founder & CEO of Citizengage, a start-up aimed at building technology for residential and commercial communities to self-manage their waste by connecting with waste collectors, processors, and recyclers. Here she explains what makes this Bengaluru-headquartered initiative work, [...]
Swachh Bharat interventions to avert a ticking time bomb
The chief of Max India’s CSR initiatives explains why the Clean India mission is the perfect avenue for corporates to make a difference. Prime Minister Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission is a timely call for action which is urgently required. India [...]
Digital disruption and trends in marketing
A banking expert weighs up what the digital revolution has in store for the world of banking and beyond. We are on the cusp of entering the fourth industrial revolution, known as digital revolution, which supposedly removes barriers of different [...]
Reforms Rush
The Narendra Modi government is pushing ahead with economic reforms – with renewed vigour and welcome urgency. After appearing to be blindsided for a while by the obstructionist tactics and filibustering by the Opposition and some of its allies, which [...]
Why foreign investors are bullish on Solar India
India has laid down a very aggressive road map for solar power in the country, with an overall target being 100GW by 2022 – nearly five times from current levels. Co-founder of Rays Power, a pioneer in the field of [...]
GST offers some renewed hope for India’s tax reform
The Goods & Service Tax (GST) Bill, which has been held up in the Rajya Sabha for years, now stands a good chance of being passed into law. The Congress, which has been opposing the bill in its current form [...]
India-UK strike new R&D pacts in solar & nano technology
India’s minister for science & technology and earth sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan, was in the UK recently for the fifth Indo-UK Science and Innovation Council (SIC) meeting. The two sides clinched a crucial agreement to work together as R&D partners [...]
Is India 4G ready?
The answer to the question posed in the headline is yes but there are hurdles that need to be overcome before we get there, according to a leading telecom expert. As the second-largest telecommunication market in the world, India has [...]
India jumps up global retail investment charts
A spike in GDP growth, improved ease of doing business environment, and better clarity regarding foreign direct investment (FDI) regulations are among the key factors behind India being named as the second most attractive destination for retail investments in the [...]
The underlying business case for CSR
In the Indian scenario, CSR continues to present a massive opportunity for Indian organisations... by firmly integrating CSR into business strategy, Yes Bank's sustainability chief tells India Inc. The year 2016 has been a phenomenal year for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as [...]
Monsoon Watch: Green shoots of economy await growth spurt
An analysis of how the promise of a good Monsoon offers the much-needed turning point for the Indian economy. Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley, his team at North Block, farmers, analysts and investors will have one eye peeled firmly on the skies. Will [...]
Showing Solar India some money
The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) experts navigate India’s $100bn renewables challenge to present a view on a much-needed boom in this crucial sector. India’s solar power capacity has grown nearly 400 times in six years, from a [...]
The power of ‘Smart’ networks
How 4G can transform India's economy and improve both governance and the delivery of many essential services across India. In February 2016, Singularity University, an organisation that focuses on the impact of “exponentials”, held their first summit in Asia in [...]
A US perspective on why it has become easy to do business in India
One of the policy chiefs at the US India Business Council (USIBC) presents a kind of first-hand account of India’s journey towards easing up its business environment. In 2016, India moved up several places in the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ [...]
Getting Make in India a patent to succeed
A patent agent offers his take on India’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) legislation, measures being taken to combat infringement and how they tie in with the Make in India programme. The 21st century belongs to entrepreneurs. Keeping that in mind [...]
Empowering a cashless India can be no quick-fix
MobiKwik counts itself among the pioneers of digital wallets in India and has now set its sights on becoming the largest source of digital transactions in the country. Upasana Taku, who co-founded MobiKwik along with Bipin Preet Singh, traces the Gurgaon-headquartered [...]
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